Built by moms.
For every mom.
Often, the best friends we make are those who share the highs and lows of our parenting journey.
- 1,200+Moms & families supported
- 2018Founded by moms
- 2023Registered CIO
- 100%Volunteer-led
Happy MOMents is a group of friends who came together and realised that their experiences as recent mothers were similar, especially as funding cuts had impacted critical local services in recent years. Most importantly, they realised they shared a vision to improve this parenting experience; to make services and positive educational experiences easier for everyone here in Batley and Dewsbury.
This laid the foundation for the Registered Charity we have become since June 2023; the five years of relationship-building and project delivery before this helped nurture and develop our team so that we could recruit a suitably qualified Board of Trustees to help the community in even more impactful ways.
Our Happy MOMents CIO Trustees ensure that the team focuses on a preventative approach to support health and wellbeing outcomes which has a wider impact on families and the community and improves physical and mental health for everyone. We built, and maintain, strong relationships with other local community organisations to deliver a range of activities and peer-to-peer support services for local Moms, children and families. We use the community infrastructure and regular feedback from our service users themselves to tailor our service to their needs and find the funding to make this possible via our dedicated team of volunteers.
Our team comprises professionals in Primary Healthcare, Education, Human Resources, Infant Massage, Sensory Play Specialists and Breastfeeding Peer Supporters - all of whom are local residents and moms or practitioners with a wealth of experience.
Our networks are predominantly on WhatsApp as Moms prefer to have this ‘instant connection’. We’re on Facebook, Instagram and X too.
Practical support, in our community.
We support and inspire more than 1,200+ Moms and families in Batley, Dewsbury and the surrounding North Kirklees area.
We are open to all communities, even though our network is predominantly BAME.
We actively seek opportunities to engage and support Fathers in their parenting too.
We work together with other partner organisations like BBEST, Local Nurseries and Schools, SWYT, NHS Midwifery, Locala Health Visiting, Kirklees Adult Education Service and the Local Maternity Voices Partnership to ensure that local families have the best opportunities for help and support when they need it and that their voices are heard.
We seek funding to bring in exciting opportunities to the Batley and Dewsbury areas which local families would otherwise miss out on due to financial pressures.
Educational development and outcomes are very important to us; all our baby and children's sessions are focused on enhancing brain and language development through Makaton, phonics, rhymes and stories.
We actively support families with children with SEND and actively use Makaton in our sessions, as well as signposting to other local specialised services.
Becoming a Mom fundamentally changes us all.
The quotes below show us the high status of a Mother.
The mother is the first teacher of the child. The message she gives that child, that child gives to the world.
Malcolm X A child's first education is in the lap of the mother.
Islamic Tradition The moment a child is born, the mother is also born.
Osho
Supporting Moms is fundamental to a successful society and future generations - and we firmly believe that women are stronger when they help each other. We are.
The Happy MOMents Team
There’s a place here for you.
Whether you want to come to a session, volunteer at one, donate towards venue costs, or partner with us as an organisation - every route in starts with hello.